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At and after school: present tense (weak verbs) 1st and 3rd person singular

Activities in and out of school: present tense (singular) weak verbs

Unit Summary

This unit introduces pupils to verb infinitives and the patterns for weak (regular) high frequency verbs in the 1st and 3rd persons singular. Pupils learn how to use them in familiar contexts at school and at home. They practise sound-symbol correspondences long and short [o] and [i].

Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand, talk and write about what you or another person does at school and at home, using the 1st and 3rd person singular.

Key Notes

  • [i] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h').
  • Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 'e' for the 1st person singular of weak verbs in German.
  • Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 't' for the 3rd person singular of weak verbs in German.
  • Practise using common high frequency verbs with varied vocabulary in different contexts (at school and at home).

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [i]: pronounced as in 'wir' or 'finden'
  • verb stem: created by removing the '-en' ending from the infinitive
  • verb ending: added to the verb stem to show who is doing an action
  • 1st person singular: the form of the verb used to talk about 'I'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • In cognates, e.g., 'Musik', [i] makes the same sound as in English 'music'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

[i] can be either short (followed by 2 consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant, double vowel or 'h'). Remove 'en' from the infinitive and add 'e' for the 1st person singular of weak verbs in German.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[i]'

pronounced as in 'wir' or 'finden'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: In cognates, e.g., 'Musik', [i] makes the same sound as in English 'music'. Correction: The [i] sound is short (like English) when followed by 2 consonants, e.g., 'Film'. Otherwise, it's a long vowel.

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